It's so natural...

The first time I heard this quote was in connection with the struggle of South African homosexuals. The used the statement "South African by birth, gay by nature, proud by choice". However, since I'm not South African - and would like it to be more universal in any case - we quickly changed it to include only the two latter parts.

From everything I've heard recently, it hasn't exactly become easier to be gay in South Africa, even though the country is among the relatively few that offer same-sex marriage. This happened on December 1st 2006, when only the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Cananda and Massachusetts allowed same-sex marriage.

However, just recently ESPN had a special on the "Corrective Rape" of lebians in South Africa - you can read more about it and watch it here.

This design is probably five years old by now, but the soccer World Cup in South Africa in the summer of 2010, just reminded me of its origin. Also, this design has come to be a sort of personal tribute to the LGBT people of South Africa, who keep on fighting in the face of serious opposition.

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